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Title: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: illiniray on March 14, 2025, 09:11:03 AM
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401743938/illinois-maryland
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 14, 2025, 10:39:36 AM
I expect very little at this point against Maryland but will hope for the best!
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 12:09:04 PM
I expect very little at this point against Maryland but will hope for the best!

Those casinos have rubbed off on you!
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 01:42:04 PM
The have to contend with Rez and Ivisic today, our guards are better, our wings are way better...that said, if we chuck 40 3's we lose just like we did in the 05 C-Ship game.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 02:46:33 PM
we are gonna get smoked, UConn style
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 02:49:34 PM
It's sort of Illinois duty to win this game and make the semis an old school OG Big Ten grouping
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 05:40:15 PM
Already a bad pass by KJ. Come on dude.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 05:46:07 PM
just as I was about to post we have an opportunity to get MD into foul trouble, Ivisic gets his second
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 05:46:20 PM
Alright even before his second foul I'd seen enough of Ivisic not even trying to defend or box out. Get Morez in there and go to work.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 14, 2025, 05:51:02 PM
Rice about to go off for 40
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 05:51:26 PM
we are gonna get smoked, UConn style
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 05:52:06 PM
They can't miss. And what miles said above.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 05:56:00 PM
LOL humrichous already to the bench guy couldn't grab a loose ball rebound or defend
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 14, 2025, 05:56:23 PM
This looks like a carbon copy of the first matchup
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 05:57:43 PM
gross
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 05:57:45 PM
We're so bad right now lol
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 06:00:07 PM
Well there is a good game on with Marquette beating St Johns right now.

Man we look so ordinary today or even worse than that...chucking 3's again. Relying on a big that has 2 fouls already.

We will be lucky if this game isn't 95-65 at the end, and it will be if we don't start rebounding and playing with an edge.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 14, 2025, 06:01:40 PM
Brad sounding like he doesn't have any answers.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 06:01:47 PM
EVERY I mean EVERY offensive set should be designed to go into the heart of the interior either by dribbling or passing. They ARE literally only 5 deep. Get em in foul trouble. NO 3's!!!
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 06:02:03 PM
Brad sounding like he doesn't have any answers.

He doesn't to this onslaught
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 06:02:24 PM
oops
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 14, 2025, 06:02:51 PM
3rd on Tomi. Lovely.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 06:03:34 PM
EVERY I mean EVERY offensive set should be designed to go into the heart of the interior either by dribbling or passing. They ARE literally only 5 deep. Get em in foul trouble. NO 3's!!!

Need to actually get them to roll in though.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 06:05:45 PM
EVERY I mean EVERY offensive set should be designed to go into the heart of the interior either by dribbling or passing. They ARE literally only 5 deep. Get em in foul trouble. NO 3's!!!

Text the coach it's s great point
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 06:06:10 PM
Maryland 7-11 from three
Illini 0-1 on dunks
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 06:07:10 PM
So much for a 4 or 5 seed lol. Not sure why I keep my hopes up with this team.

This game is a foreshadow of next weekend when we get bounced by a 2 seed in the second round.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 06:09:09 PM
Quote from: Beach Bum link=topic=1402.msg152811#msg152811 date=1741993630
This game is a foreshadow of next weekend when we get bounced by a 2 seed in the second round.
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i dig your optimism, to think we win the 10/7 game
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 14, 2025, 06:12:09 PM
Maryland is getting whatever they want. Much like Iowa last night.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 06:15:00 PM
What the hell is Riley doing
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: No one in Mn on March 14, 2025, 06:19:37 PM
They're quicker and stronger, everywhere.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 06:23:35 PM
They're quicker and stronger, everywhere.

They're definitely better
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Reacher on March 14, 2025, 06:25:47 PM
We’re not fairing well against ACC teams this year.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: murphstahoe on March 14, 2025, 06:27:14 PM
that was lovely
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 06:28:25 PM
STRAIGHT GARBAGE PLAY BY our guards who can't even get our offense in motion.

This game is a perfect example of why we have double digit losses and ARE NOT a final four team.

I hope KJ goes high in the draft, his T/O's are getting as old as Hawkins whining over every play and throwing his hands up.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 06:29:16 PM
They're definitely better

Well the 5 of them are...too bad BU can't figure out a way to get us to see the 6/7/8 guys, oh wait Geronimo is looking like a 2nd rd draft pick against us.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Reacher on March 14, 2025, 06:29:23 PM
When’s the last time we had a team this bipolar?
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 06:30:34 PM
What the hell is Riley doing

Riley is NOT strong with the ball, he hasn't been all year. Maryland will and has made him pay for that already...he also doesn't like contact, hell at least Humrichous acted like he wanted to break the backboard.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 14, 2025, 06:31:40 PM
When’s the last time we had a team this bipolar?

2022-23 when Mayer was chugging down Monsters and punching teammates.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 06:31:44 PM
Text the coach it's s great point

I keep getting his kid's voicemail.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Reacher on March 14, 2025, 06:34:49 PM
2022-23 when Mayer was chugging down Monsters and punching teammates.

I considered them, but I just don’t think that team was that good. This team could be much better.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: No one in Mn on March 14, 2025, 06:39:08 PM
Reese's eyes light up when he sees us. He's only got 5 and they still score 57.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 14, 2025, 06:40:46 PM
We started the game with 2 turnovers on our first two possessions. That should have been a huge red flag right there.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 14, 2025, 06:43:13 PM
I hope KJ goes high in the draft, his T/O's are getting as old as Hawkins whining over every play and throwing his hands up.

Some team will draft him on potential but I'm not seeing anything that makes me think he's a high lottery pick right now.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 06:46:21 PM
We started the game with 2 turnovers on our first two possessions. That should have been a huge red flag right there.

We started last night missing 3 bunnies when we led 2-0. Yea not the same, nevermind...LOL
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: illinicalvin on March 14, 2025, 06:51:19 PM
On Bracket Matrix Maryland is equal to Wisconsin and Purdue and... no. This is a 3 seed level team.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 14, 2025, 06:52:02 PM
This game has gone pretty much as I expected, except worse
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 06:57:21 PM
Right now the 10's that we may face as a 7 seed (best case scenario),

West Virginia
Drake
Oklahoma
Utah State

I think we would most likely want WVU out of this group, storyline is there, best chance to win 1st rd game.

IF that happens, we are in the South and would probably play Izzo in the 2nd Rd. Izzo would then play Texas A/M.

Pick to lose in 1st Rd. VCU over UCLA.

Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 07:03:45 PM
Another career high against our ILLINI, soon to be a tournament record for 3's in a game vs us also.

This is F**king painful at this point of the season. Hell Maryland might win the National C-Ship this year with Flagg hurt and all.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 07:08:22 PM
Whoever was supposed to scout this game against the Terps missed this memo.

Last 5 games for Maryland Rice has had the following:

11 in win over NW
19 in win over Fichigan
5 vs PSU in a win
20 outta Maryalnds 58 in a loss to MSU
22 in a win over USC.

Pretty sure he could score and at will...yet we allow him to be comfortable and he is within setting the new 3 pt made record in a tourney game.

C'mon scouts
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ThePAMan on March 14, 2025, 07:16:37 PM
On the bright side, there was no 30 point run by Maryland
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 14, 2025, 07:24:31 PM
I mean at least were getting our shit pushed in by the 2 seed right
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Beach Bum on March 14, 2025, 07:31:23 PM
Good one Vegas. One point underdog. Hope no one bet Illinois.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: illinicalvin on March 14, 2025, 07:38:15 PM
Well when we suck we suck. 17 t/o, 12 assists.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 14, 2025, 07:42:14 PM
We won the 2nd half!
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 07:42:17 PM
On the bright side, there was no 30 point run by Maryland

^^^^ this might be unfortunately a legit bright side to this game.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 14, 2025, 07:42:43 PM
We won the 2nd half!

They almost beat our overall score with their 1st half score.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: Custard on March 14, 2025, 08:29:41 PM
Watched this with some buddies at a sports bar. I brought an extra t shirt with me because I feared this outcome. Changed at halftime.
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: No one in Mn on March 15, 2025, 06:28:43 AM
It wasn't addressed in the post game presser but before the xxxx game on Fri Underwood told Andy Katz that we're good enough to be a Final Four team. Before people start filling out brackets is that still the case ?  ;D

https://youtu.be/y39N2MetFt0
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ThePAMan on March 15, 2025, 08:50:46 AM
NIT Final Four?
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: No one in Mn on March 15, 2025, 09:22:59 AM
You take that back !!!!
Title: Re: Illini vs MD Fri 5:30 pm CT BTN
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on March 15, 2025, 10:02:40 AM
It wasn't addressed in the post game presser but before the xxxx game on Fri Underwood told Andy Katz that we're good enough to be a Final Four team. Before people start filling out brackets is that still the case ?  ;D

https://youtu.be/y39N2MetFt0

We could be, but we won't be, there is a chance, it's fluid, we are elite shooting 3's (in practice), so I'm saying there's a chance, just not this year. I consistently believe this due to inconsistencies game to game. We are younger, but we need to get older, once we are older, we will once again look to get younger. Aye Aye Aye...LOL